[ Named from
n. [ Cf. Sp. aviso. See Advice. ] Advice; counsel; suggestion; also, a dispatch or advice boat. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having power to advise; containing advice;
The General Association has a general advisory superintendence over all the ministers and churches. Trumbull. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. altus high + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound. ] High-sounding; lofty or pompous. Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. altisonus. ] Altisonant. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
a. (Zool.) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; part. ] (Chem.) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Anisomeric. ] (Bot.) Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; measure + &unr_;, &unr_;, eye. ] Unequal refractive power in the two eyes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; leaf. ] (Bot.) Having unequal petals. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; leaf. ] (Bot.) Having unequal leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; side. ] (Zool.) A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unequal + -poda. ] (Zool.) A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; priv. + isospore. ] (Biol.) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size; -- opposed to
a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; warp, thread; &unr_; to stand. ] (Bot.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; strength. ] Of unequal strength. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Anisotropic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence;
n. One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180° distant from the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sp. ]
a. [ Basi- + solute, a. ] (Bot.) Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. beneï&unr_;un, beneïson, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See Bounty, and Diction, and cf. Benediction. ] Blessing; beatitude; benediction. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
More precious than the benison of friends. Talfourd. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. bison, Gr.
pos>adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of bison. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
‖n. [ F. See chemise. ]
n. [ F. caparaçon, fr. Sp. caparazon a cover for a saddle, coach, etc.; capa cloak, cover (fr. LL. capa, cf. LL. caparo also fr. capa) + the term. azon. See Cap. ]
Their horses clothed with rich caparison. Drylen. [ 1913 Webster ]
My heart groans beneath the gay caparison. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
I am caparisoned like a man. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Chrism. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. clarisonus; clarus + sonus. ] Having a clear sound. [ Obs. ] Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖a. [ F., partitioned, fr. cloison a partition. ] Inlaid between partitions: -- said of enamel when the lines which divide the different patches of fields are composed of a kind of metal wire secured to the ground; as distinguished from
n. [ F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare. ]
As sharp legal practitioners, no class of human beings can bear comparison with them. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old Testament afford many interesting points of comparison. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it? Mark iv. 30. [ 1913 Webster ]
Beyond comparison,
In comparison of,
In comparison with
Comparison of hands (Law),
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v. t. To compare. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. to compare prices for a given item from different vendors; -- usually for the purpose of finding the lowest price. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ Obs. ] See Cognizor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a steroid hormone (
n. (Chem.) a corticosteroid hormone (
a. [ Cf. F. décisoire. See Decision. ] Able to decide or determine; having a tendency to decide. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. derisorius: cf. F. dérisoire. ] Derisive; mocking. Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Law) One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; -- correlative to devisee. [ 1913 Webster ]